UI characteristics of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet

Multi-touch capacitive screen that supports up to four simultaneous touch points

Landscape-oriented display with support for portrait
display

On-screen virtual keyboard and optional external keyboard

Display specifications

Design the UI for your application to be independent of screen size. If future versions of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet have different screen sizes, you can avoid rework by designing applications that are
flexible enough to fit a range of screen sizes.